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The first piano to be transported by airplane, [...] brought from New York to Washington recently, was [...]d to the Friendship Settlement House, Washington, [...] afternoon, May 19th., by Mrs. Coolidge. Mrs. Coolidge [...]e this institution herself, for the gift

The first piano to be transported by airplane, [...] brought from New ...

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Carnegie Institution. Atom bursting building and equipment on 16th St. II

Carnegie Institution. Atom bursting building and equipment on 16th St....

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Smithsonian Institution interiors. Spirit of St. Louis in the Smithsonian I

Smithsonian Institution interiors. Spirit of St. Louis in the Smithson...

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Tel Aviv Zoo. Hyena (Tamed, each day takes a walk in courtyard of institution)

Tel Aviv Zoo. Hyena (Tamed, each day takes a walk in courtyard of inst...

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New Hadassah University Medical Centre, Jerusalem (Scopus). Dinner (lunch) served by the institution to a large gathering of journalis[ts]

New Hadassah University Medical Centre, Jerusalem (Scopus). Dinner (lu...

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Smithsonian Institution. Exterior of Smithsonian Institution Building I

Smithsonian Institution. Exterior of Smithsonian Institution Building ...

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Dummy Oscar ready for Army Air Corps anniversary. Washington, D.C., June 30. Dummy Oscar, jauntily attired in the now antiquated army aviator's uniform of the first decade of the 20th century, sits clasping the sticks of the army's first airplane in readiness for the 30th anniversary of the birth of the Army Air Corps early in August. Paul Garber, Assistant Curator in charge of the Smithsonian aircraft collection, is shown with the dummy in the plane built by the Wright Brothers and accepted by the government in 1909. The plane now in the Smithsonian Institution is the same one used in the test flights at Fort Meyer, Virginia by Orville Wright

Dummy Oscar ready for Army Air Corps anniversary. Washington, D.C., Ju...

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New York, New York. In the pool at the Lighthouse, an institution for the blind, at 111 East Fifty-ninth Street

New York, New York. In the pool at the Lighthouse, an institution for ...

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Berghoff's Restaurant, long an institution in Chicago, Illinois

Berghoff's Restaurant, long an institution in Chicago, Illinois

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A giant panda, the star attraction at the Smithsonian Institution's National Zoo, Washington, D.C.

A giant panda, the star attraction at the Smithsonian Institution's Na...

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Giant pandas, the star attraction at the Smithsonian Institution's National Zoo, Washington, D.C.

Giant pandas, the star attraction at the Smithsonian Institution's Nat...

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Springtime view of the Smithsonian Institution "Castle," the museum complex's first building when it was simply called the "National Museum." Washington, D.C.

Springtime view of the Smithsonian Institution "Castle," the museum co...

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[Washington from Smithsonian Institute (Institution) castle, Washington, D.C.]

[Washington from Smithsonian Institute (Institution) castle, Washingto...

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Pennsylvania Institution for the Deaf & Dumb, 320 South Broad Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Pennsylvania Institution for the Deaf & Dumb, 320 South Broad Street, ...

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Smithsonian Institution Building, 1000 Jefferson Drive, between Ninth & Twelfth Streets, Southwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Smithsonian Institution Building, 1000 Jefferson Drive, between Ninth ...

Significance: First building of the Smithsonian Institution and a foremost example of medieval revivalism. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-71 Survey number: HABS DC-141 Buildin... More

Smithsonian Institution Building, 1000 Jefferson Drive, between Ninth & Twelfth Streets, Southwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Smithsonian Institution Building, 1000 Jefferson Drive, between Ninth ...

Significance: First building of the Smithsonian Institution and a foremost example of medieval revivalism. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-71 Survey number: HABS DC-141 Buildin... More

Smithsonian Institution Building, 1000 Jefferson Drive, between Ninth & Twelfth Streets, Southwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Smithsonian Institution Building, 1000 Jefferson Drive, between Ninth ...

Significance: First building of the Smithsonian Institution and a foremost example of medieval revivalism. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-71 Survey number: HABS DC-141 Buildin... More

Smithsonian Institution Building, 1000 Jefferson Drive, between Ninth & Twelfth Streets, Southwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Smithsonian Institution Building, 1000 Jefferson Drive, between Ninth ...

Significance: First building of the Smithsonian Institution and a foremost example of medieval revivalism. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-71 Survey number: HABS DC-141 Buildin... More

Smithsonian Institution Building, 1000 Jefferson Drive, between Ninth & Twelfth Streets, Southwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Smithsonian Institution Building, 1000 Jefferson Drive, between Ninth ...

Significance: First building of the Smithsonian Institution and a foremost example of medieval revivalism. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-71 Survey number: HABS DC-141 Buildin... More

Smithsonian Institution Building, 1000 Jefferson Drive, between Ninth & Twelfth Streets, Southwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Smithsonian Institution Building, 1000 Jefferson Drive, between Ninth ...

Significance: First building of the Smithsonian Institution and a foremost example of medieval revivalism. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-71 Survey number: HABS DC-141 Buildin... More

October 16, 1776, Miscellaneous, "Ten-thousand name" petition by Dissenters from whole state, for ending established church, and for institution of religious equality.

October 16, 1776, Miscellaneous, "Ten-thousand name" petition by Disse...

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October 16, 1776, Miscellaneous, "Ten-thousand name" petition by Dissenters from whole state, for ending established church, and for institution of religious equality.

October 16, 1776, Miscellaneous, "Ten-thousand name" petition by Disse...

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October 16, 1776, Miscellaneous, "Ten-thousand name" petition by Dissenters from whole state, for ending established church, and for institution of religious equality.

October 16, 1776, Miscellaneous, "Ten-thousand name" petition by Disse...

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October 16, 1776, Miscellaneous, "Ten-thousand name" petition by Dissenters from whole state, for ending established church, and for institution of religious equality.

October 16, 1776, Miscellaneous, "Ten-thousand name" petition by Disse...

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October 16, 1776, Miscellaneous, "Ten-thousand name" petition by Dissenters from whole state, for ending established church, and for institution of religious equality.

October 16, 1776, Miscellaneous, "Ten-thousand name" petition by Disse...

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October 16, 1776, Miscellaneous, "Ten-thousand name" petition by Dissenters from whole state, for ending established church, and for institution of religious equality.

October 16, 1776, Miscellaneous, "Ten-thousand name" petition by Disse...

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October 16, 1776, Miscellaneous, "Ten-thousand name" petition by Dissenters from whole state, for ending established church, and for institution of religious equality.

October 16, 1776, Miscellaneous, "Ten-thousand name" petition by Disse...

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Ephraim United Order Mercantile Institution, Main & First North Streets, Ephraim, Sanpete County, UT

Ephraim United Order Mercantile Institution, Main & First North Street...

Significance: This building is one of the few remaining examples of a Mormon cooperative store in Utah. Stores like this one were founded throughout Utah Territory in the 1860's and 70's for reasons of economic... More

Iowa Institution for the Education of the Blind, Vinton, Benton County, IA

Iowa Institution for the Education of the Blind, Vinton, Benton County...

Significance: After the University of Iowa, the Iowa institution for the Education of the Blind is the oldest state educational institution in Iowa. Its main building is the oldest of those of any state "chari... More

General Correspondence:  Smithsonian Institution, 1910-1911

General Correspondence: Smithsonian Institution, 1910-1911

The Wilbur and Orville Wright Papers is a collection of documents related to the Wright brothers, two American inventors who are credited with building and flying the first successful powered airplane. The coll... More

The Barnum & Bailey greatest show on earth The world's largest, grandest, best amusement institution / / The Strobridge Lith. Co., Cinti & New York.

The Barnum & Bailey greatest show on earth The world's largest, grande...

Circus poster showing trapeze artists. Caption: The world-famous Silbons, the masterly monarchs of the air, in a series of most difficult, ingenious and startling aerial feats. No. B-43. Copyright by The Strobr... More

A panda plays at the Smithsonian Institution's National Zoo, Washington, D.C.

A panda plays at the Smithsonian Institution's National Zoo, Washingto...

Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer.... More

Mulliken-Spragins Tenant House, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Mulliken-Spragins Tenant House, National Museum of American History, S...

Significance: The Mulliken-Spragins tenant house is typical of late nineteenth-century buildings constructed by Maryland Planters for Tenant farmers. The house utilized heavy hewn timers salvaged from and olde... More

Lewis Miller Cottage, Chautauqua Institution, Chautauqua, Chautauqua County, NY

Lewis Miller Cottage, Chautauqua Institution, Chautauqua, Chautauqua C...

Survey number: HABS NY-6015 National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 66000506

General Correspondence:  Smithsonian Institution, 1899-1909

General Correspondence: Smithsonian Institution, 1899-1909

The Wilbur and Orville Wright Papers is a collection of documents related to the Wright brothers, two American inventors who are credited with building and flying the first successful powered airplane. The coll... More

Main entrance, north front, Smithsonian Institution / W. Wade del.

Main entrance, north front, Smithsonian Institution / W. Wade del.

Photographic reproduction of a lithograph showing people standing at the front entrance to the Smithsonian Institution castle. Lower left corner: W Wade, del. Published in Historic of Public Architecture by Rob... More

Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.

Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.

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Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.

Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.

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[Natural History Museum, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.]

[Natural History Museum, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.]

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Burke statue. Formal presentation by British Delegation from the Sulgrave Institution, Oct. 12. Left to rt.: Reverend G.C.F. Bratenhal, Sir Chas. Wakefield, Fred Wakefield, Secy. of War Weeks, Alton B. Parker, Chancellor of the Institution and Lady Geddes

Burke statue. Formal presentation by British Delegation from the Sulgr...

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Prof. Chas. Gilmore of Smithsonian Institution with dinosaur Diplodochus, 9/25/24

Prof. Chas. Gilmore of Smithsonian Institution with dinosaur Diplodoch...

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Brookings Institution. Exterior of Brookings Institution from across street I

Brookings Institution. Exterior of Brookings Institution from across s...

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Smithsonian Institution interiors. Spirit of St. Louis in the Smithsonian VI

Smithsonian Institution interiors. Spirit of St. Louis in the Smithson...

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Smithsonian Institution interiors. Spinning wheel at Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian Institution interiors. Spinning wheel at Smithsonian Insti...

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Bones of earliest mammals being studied at Smithsonian Institution. Washington, D.C., May 8. One of the largest collections of the bones of some of the earliest mammals are now being studied and classified at the Smithsonian Institution. Dr. C. Lewis Gazin, Smithsonian paleontologist shown in the photograph, obtained specimens of [more] than 50 species of long-extinct creatures from the so-called "Puerco and Torrejon Horizons" in New Mexico last summer. The Puerco and Torrejon formations date back approximately 50,000,000 years, to the time when present life forms began to make their appearance, 5/8/37

Bones of earliest mammals being studied at Smithsonian Institution. Wa...

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Smithsonian gets model of first German plane to fly Atlantic. Washington, D.C., Oct. 26. A 20" scale model of the Bremen which made the first westward non-stop flight across the North Atlantic in 1928 has been received by the Smithsonian Institution from Germany. Miss Katherine Onsgard of Arlington, Virginia, a private flyer, is pictured holding the model of the plane which was flown from Germany by Capt. Hermann Koehl, Baron Zuenther Von Huenefeld, and Col. James Fitzmaurice. They made a forced landing on Greenly Island off the coast of Newfoundland, 10-26-38

Smithsonian gets model of first German plane to fly Atlantic. Washingt...

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Veteran Polish weather expert joins staff of Smithsonian Institution. Washington, D.C. March 14. With home, laboratory, and invaluable records of years presumably lost in the recent Polish War, Dr. Henryk Arctowski, of the University of Lvov, one of Poland's foremost scientists and former Antarctic explorer, has started at the Smithsonian Institution the monumental job of determining direct effects of changes in the Sun's radiation on weather conditions on Earth. Recognized in all countries as one of the greatest living authorities on world weather, Dr. Arctowski is continuing his studies in efforts to find relationships between solar conditions and rainfall, barometric pressure, etc., at various places on Earth. His earliest meteorlogical observation began as a young geologist on the Antarctic exploring ship Belgica in 1897-99. For release morning papers of March 18 - 40

Veteran Polish weather expert joins staff of Smithsonian Institution. ...

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New York, New York. Children playing on the roof of the Lighthouse, an institution for the blind, at 111 East Fifty-ninth Street

New York, New York. Children playing on the roof of the Lighthouse, an...

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New York, New York. Children playing on the roof of the Lighthouse, an institution for the blind, at 111 East Fifty-ninth Street

New York, New York. Children playing on the roof of the Lighthouse, an...

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New York, New York. Mrs. Speer, director of the nursery, is teaching two-year-old Pauline Nodhturft how to feed herself at the Lighthouse, an institution for the blind, at 111 East Fifty-ninth Street

New York, New York. Mrs. Speer, director of the nursery, is teaching t...

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New York, New York. Playing cards (the participants are blind) at the Lighthouse, an institution for the blind, at 111 East Fifty-ninth Street. Note the tiny identification marks on the corners of the cards

New York, New York. Playing cards (the participants are blind) at the ...

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New York, New York. Maurice Case, boxing instructor, giving instructions to Joe Bruno (blind) at the Lighthouse, an institution for the blind, at 111 East Fifty-ninth Street

New York, New York. Maurice Case, boxing instructor, giving instructio...

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Springfield Institution for Savings, Springfield, Massachusetts. Foyer, vertical I

Springfield Institution for Savings, Springfield, Massachusetts. Foyer...

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Springfield Institution for Savings, Springfield, Massachusetts. Vista through rear door

Springfield Institution for Savings, Springfield, Massachusetts. Vista...

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The long-empty (as of 2014) Forest Theatre, once a community institution in a low-income neighborhood of Dallas, Texas The Forest Theatre opened in 1947, with 1,400 seats

The long-empty (as of 2014) Forest Theatre, once a community instituti...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Credit line: The Lyda Hill Texas Collection of Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith's America Project, Library of Congress, Prints and Ph... More

The Smithsonian Institution. Washington DC sterescope card, 19th century.

The Smithsonian Institution. Washington DC sterescope card, 19th centu...

Exterior view, with man and model of woman on lawn. No. 132. Stereo by The London Stereoscopic Co. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Photographers Index; DC, W... More

General Correspondence:  Smithsonian Institution, 1913

General Correspondence: Smithsonian Institution, 1913

The Wilbur and Orville Wright Papers is a collection of documents related to the Wright brothers, two American inventors who are credited with building and flying the first successful powered airplane. The coll... More

Smithsonian Institution, Arts & Industries Building, 900 Jefferson Drive Southwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Smithsonian Institution, Arts & Industries Building, 900 Jefferson Dri...

Contains displays from Philadelphia Centennial Exhibition of 1876. Significance: One of the best remaining examples of nineteenth century "exposition" architecture in the United States, the Arts and Industries ... More

Smithsonian Institution, Arts & Industries Building, 900 Jefferson Drive Southwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Smithsonian Institution, Arts & Industries Building, 900 Jefferson Dri...

Contains displays from Philadelphia Centennial Exhibition of 1876. Significance: One of the best remaining examples of nineteenth century "exposition" architecture in the United States, the Arts and Industries ... More

Smithsonian Institution Building, 1000 Jefferson Drive, between Ninth & Twelfth Streets, Southwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Smithsonian Institution Building, 1000 Jefferson Drive, between Ninth ...

Significance: First building of the Smithsonian Institution and a foremost example of medieval revivalism. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-71 Survey number: HABS DC-141 Buildin... More

Smithsonian Institution Building, 1000 Jefferson Drive, between Ninth & Twelfth Streets, Southwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Smithsonian Institution Building, 1000 Jefferson Drive, between Ninth ...

Significance: First building of the Smithsonian Institution and a foremost example of medieval revivalism. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-71 Survey number: HABS DC-141 Buildin... More

Smithsonian Institution Building, 1000 Jefferson Drive, between Ninth & Twelfth Streets, Southwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Smithsonian Institution Building, 1000 Jefferson Drive, between Ninth ...

Significance: First building of the Smithsonian Institution and a foremost example of medieval revivalism. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-71 Survey number: HABS DC-141 Buildin... More

Smithsonian Institution Building, 1000 Jefferson Drive, between Ninth & Twelfth Streets, Southwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Smithsonian Institution Building, 1000 Jefferson Drive, between Ninth ...

Significance: First building of the Smithsonian Institution and a foremost example of medieval revivalism. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-71 Survey number: HABS DC-141 Buildin... More

Smithsonian Institution Building, 1000 Jefferson Drive, between Ninth & Twelfth Streets, Southwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Smithsonian Institution Building, 1000 Jefferson Drive, between Ninth ...

Significance: First building of the Smithsonian Institution and a foremost example of medieval revivalism. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-71 Survey number: HABS DC-141 Buildin... More

Smithsonian Institution Building, 1000 Jefferson Drive, between Ninth & Twelfth Streets, Southwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Smithsonian Institution Building, 1000 Jefferson Drive, between Ninth ...

Significance: First building of the Smithsonian Institution and a foremost example of medieval revivalism. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-71 Survey number: HABS DC-141 Buildin... More

Smithsonian Institution Building, 1000 Jefferson Drive, between Ninth & Twelfth Streets, Southwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Smithsonian Institution Building, 1000 Jefferson Drive, between Ninth ...

Significance: First building of the Smithsonian Institution and a foremost example of medieval revivalism. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-71 Survey number: HABS DC-141 Buildin... More

Smithsonian Institution Building, 1000 Jefferson Drive, between Ninth & Twelfth Streets, Southwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Smithsonian Institution Building, 1000 Jefferson Drive, between Ninth ...

Significance: First building of the Smithsonian Institution and a foremost example of medieval revivalism. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-71 Survey number: HABS DC-141 Buildin... More

October 16, 1776, Miscellaneous, "Ten-thousand name" petition by Dissenters from whole state, for ending established church, and for institution of religious equality.

October 16, 1776, Miscellaneous, "Ten-thousand name" petition by Disse...

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October 16, 1776, Miscellaneous, "Ten-thousand name" petition by Dissenters from whole state, for ending established church, and for institution of religious equality.

October 16, 1776, Miscellaneous, "Ten-thousand name" petition by Disse...

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October 16, 1776, Miscellaneous, "Ten-thousand name" petition by Dissenters from whole state, for ending established church, and for institution of religious equality.

October 16, 1776, Miscellaneous, "Ten-thousand name" petition by Disse...

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October 16, 1776, Miscellaneous, "Ten-thousand name" petition by Dissenters from whole state, for ending established church, and for institution of religious equality.

October 16, 1776, Miscellaneous, "Ten-thousand name" petition by Disse...

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Pennsylvania Institution for the Deaf and Dumb / artist, James S. Reider, assisted by his teacher.

Pennsylvania Institution for the Deaf and Dumb / artist, James S. Reid...

View of exterior of the institution surrounded by images of the dormitories, the chapel, the director's room and other interiors, and a head-and-shoulders portrait of Joshua Foster. 8492L : U.S. Copyright Offic... More

Leila Prater, Virginia K. Johnson Home, Dallas, Tex. According to the records of the house physician, one third of the girl in this institution come from the farms, and began work at cotton picking, at seven and eight years of age. Leila had been working in a Georgia cotton mill "ever since I could remember." See her story in Texas file, L.W. Hine.  Location: Dallas, Texas.

Leila Prater, Virginia K. Johnson Home, Dallas, Tex. According to the ...

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Smithsonian Institution. Spirit of Saint Louis made at Hains Point II

Smithsonian Institution. Spirit of Saint Louis made at Hains Point II

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Smithsonian Institution interiors. Statue of Freedom in the Smithsonian

Smithsonian Institution interiors. Statue of Freedom in the Smithsonia...

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Dr. Henry S. Washington, of the Carnegie Institution of Washington, is making a series of chemical analyses of the lavas of the volcanoes of the Hawaiian Islands for the purpose of studying the composition of the floor of the Pacific Ocean and the constitution of the earth

Dr. Henry S. Washington, of the Carnegie Institution of Washington, is...

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Carl. W. Mitman, Curator of Smithsonian Institution with 3-wheeled auto, 9/6/24

Carl. W. Mitman, Curator of Smithsonian Institution with 3-wheeled aut...

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Miniature coal & coke mine at Smithsonian Institution, [8/25/25]

Miniature coal & coke mine at Smithsonian Institution, [8/25/25]

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Smithsonian Institution exteriors. Smithsonian Institution Building V

Smithsonian Institution exteriors. Smithsonian Institution Building V

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Going to roost. The Winnie Mae, famous globe circling plane with carried the late Wiley Post around the world solo, and before that carried Harold Gatty and Post on the first such flight, is unloaded at Bolling field, Washington, under the direction of Smithsonian Institution. Paul Garber, of the Smithsonian Engineering division, supervising the unloading the famous plane. It will be stored in the Institution along side the Lindbergh plane, Spirit of St. Louis, 12/2/35

Going to roost. The Winnie Mae, famous globe circling plane with carri...

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Only two women delegates, Washington, D.C., September 8. Mrs. Gertrude Ruth Ziani de Ferranti of London, England, and Miss Caroline Haslett also of London are the only two women to represent any organization to the Third World Power Conference and Congress on Largo [à] which is now being held here. Mrs. Ziani (right) is a [à] member of the Royal Institution and Mrs. Haslett is Director of the Election. Association for Women, and is also the editor of the Woman Engineer and The Electrical Age for Women

Only two women delegates, Washington, D.C., September 8. Mrs. Gertrude...

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Weighing-in room of the stockyards. Aledo, Illinois. Farmers sitting around the stove enjoying themselves and getting warm. The stove is still a middle western institution

Weighing-in room of the stockyards. Aledo, Illinois. Farmers sitting a...

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Dangerous spot. Washington, D.C., Dec. 18. Dr. L.H. Adams, Director of the Geological Laboratory of the Carnegie Institution, is standing in what might be a dangerous position should the little steel drum in the cabinet [next to] him explode. In this apparatus the scientists study the behavior and properties of artificial rock under tremendous pressure, a pressure greater than that generated in the breech of the cannon. From these studies is learned something of the behavior of rocks at great depths, 12/18/37

Dangerous spot. Washington, D.C., Dec. 18. Dr. L.H. Adams, Director of...

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[Woman with large topaz crystal from Brazil, Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.]

[Woman with large topaz crystal from Brazil, Museum of Natural History...

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Anteater statue unveiled. Washington, D.C., March 25. The lowly anteater was immortalized at the Washington Zoo today when its statue was unveiled with appropriate ceremonies. The statue of bronze, six feet long, three feet high, was done by Edwin Springweiler. In the photograph, left to right: Edwin Springweiler, Dr. Alexander Wetmore of the Smithsonian Institution, who unveiled the statue, Head Keeper William Blackburn, and Dr. William M. Mann, Director of the National Zoological Park, 3/25/38

Anteater statue unveiled. Washington, D.C., March 25. The lowly anteat...

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A poster comes to life. Another democratic institution, beer and pretzels. Chief radioman Evans, at extreme left, reached for a slice of the ham which Mrs. Woolslayer is serving. Sergeant Vineyard is wearing the paper hat. Allegheny-Steel, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

A poster comes to life. Another democratic institution, beer and pretz...

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Daytona Beach, Florida. Bethune-Cookman College. Dr. Bethune and Mrs. Davis, a life-long friend, talking of the times when Dr. Bethune sold sweet potato pies to make a downpayment on the institution known now as Bethune-Cookman College

Daytona Beach, Florida. Bethune-Cookman College. Dr. Bethune and Mrs. ...

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New York, New York. Children playing on the roof of the Lighthouse, an institution for the blind, at 111 East Fifty-ninth Street

New York, New York. Children playing on the roof of the Lighthouse, an...

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Springfield Institution for Savings, Springfield, Massachusetts. Employees' lounge

Springfield Institution for Savings, Springfield, Massachusetts. Emplo...

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Springfield Institution for Savings, Springfield, Massachusetts. General exterior, 3:45 p.m.

Springfield Institution for Savings, Springfield, Massachusetts. Gener...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a department store, commercial building, downtown, shopping center, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Springfield Institution for Savings, Springfield, Massachusetts. Officers' platform from stairs

Springfield Institution for Savings, Springfield, Massachusetts. Offic...

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Springfield Institution for Savings, Springfield, Massachusetts. General exterior, 11:45 a.m.

Springfield Institution for Savings, Springfield, Massachusetts. Gener...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a department store, commercial building, downtown, shopping center, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Springfield Institution for Savings, Springfield, Massachusetts. President's office from door

Springfield Institution for Savings, Springfield, Massachusetts. Presi...

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Springfield Institution for Savings, Springfield, Massachusetts. Side entrance, drapes open

Springfield Institution for Savings, Springfield, Massachusetts. Side ...

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[Interior of the Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., showing exhibit cases]

[Interior of the Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., showing ex...

Stereo by Bell & Bro., Wash., D.C. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Galleries...; Photog. I.; DC, Wash. Galleries...; DC Wash S.I.; Museums; Shelf.

Zion's Cooperative Mercantile Institution, 15 South Main Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, UT

Zion's Cooperative Mercantile Institution, 15 South Main Street, Salt ...

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Zion's Cooperative Mercantile Institution, 15 South Main Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, UT

Zion's Cooperative Mercantile Institution, 15 South Main Street, Salt ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a department store, commercial building, downtown, shopping center, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Smithsonian Institution Building, 1000 Jefferson Drive, between Ninth & Twelfth Streets, Southwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Smithsonian Institution Building, 1000 Jefferson Drive, between Ninth ...

Significance: First building of the Smithsonian Institution and a foremost example of medieval revivalism. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-71 Survey number: HABS DC-141 Buildin... More

Smithsonian Institution Building, 1000 Jefferson Drive, between Ninth & Twelfth Streets, Southwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Smithsonian Institution Building, 1000 Jefferson Drive, between Ninth ...

Significance: First building of the Smithsonian Institution and a foremost example of medieval revivalism. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-71 Survey number: HABS DC-141 Buildin... More

Smithsonian Institution Building, 1000 Jefferson Drive, between Ninth & Twelfth Streets, Southwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Smithsonian Institution Building, 1000 Jefferson Drive, between Ninth ...

Significance: First building of the Smithsonian Institution and a foremost example of medieval revivalism. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-71 Survey number: HABS DC-141 Buildin... More

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